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LSE

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

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